Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto, left, speaks in 2008 at a news conference in Carson City. Cortez Masto has said she won't run for lieutenant governor in 2014.

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Rarely does the race for Nevada lieutenant governor become seriously important - like it will be in 2014.

The reason is pretty-much well-known: Gov. Brian Sandoval is a shoo-in for re-election. It's constantly talked about how he could possibly run for U.S. Senate and defeat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid at ...